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Get querystring parameter values
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getQuerystringValue.js
/*
By Chris Coyier
https://css-tricks.com/snippets/javascript/get-url-variables/
*/
function getQueryVariable(variable)
{
var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
var vars = query.split("&");
for (var i=0;i<vars.length;i++) {
var pair = vars[i].split("=");
if(pair[0] == variable){return pair[1];}
}
return(false);
}
/* USAGE
Example URL:
http://www.example.com/index.php?id=1&image=awesome.jpg
Calling getQueryVariable("id") - would return "1".
Calling getQueryVariable("image") - would return "awesome.jpg".
*/
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